Question

   Most of us know about the Nobel Prize,especially the Nobel Peace Prize,but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides,he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?

    Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons,he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896,he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will,most of his money was placed in a fund (基金). He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work,not the country they came from.

    Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all is own efforts,but he let the world share his wealth,ftis inventions and wealth stay with the world forever.

71. What was Alfred NobePs business?

His business was.

72. Why did Alfred Nobel set up the Nobel Peace Prize?

Because.

73. Where did the Nobel Prizes come from?

It came from.

74. According to the passage,Alfred Nobel chose the winners,didn't he?

75. What does the word ‘interest’ here mean in Chinese?

It means "".

Answer 1

71. making and selling explosives 

72. he hated war and hoped that there would be no war in the world 

73. the interest from the fund 

74. No,he didn't

75. 利息